How much does Walter Lilly & Co. Limited make?

Walter Lilly & Co. Limited reported revenue of £118m and £630k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Walter Lilly & Co. Limited have?

Walter Lilly & Co. Limited reported an average of 157 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Walter Lilly & Co. Limited profitable?

Yes — Walter Lilly & Co. Limited reported a profit of £630k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 00352437 · Incorporated 28 Apr 1939

Walter Lilly & Co. Limited

Registered name: WALTER LILLY & CO. LIMITED

Part of Wize Holdings Limited group

Walter Lilly & Co. Limited made £118m revenue and £630k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

Walter Lilly & Co. Limited’s revenue was £118m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £630k profit and 157 employees. The company is classified under “construction of commercial buildings” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection F · ConstructionSIC 41201Construction of commercial buildings SIC 41202Construction of domestic buildings

Status: Active
Location: London, London
Age: 87 yrs · since 1939
Type: Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wize Holdings Ltd and”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightCash flow filed

Revenue

£118m

Growth —

Profit

£630k

Growth —

Profit margin

0.5%

Gross 4.8%

Employees

157

Change —

Profit / employee

£4k

Revenue/employee £751k

Profitable streak

1yr

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	30 Sep 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£73.4m	£103m	£118m
Cost of sales	£67m	£106m	£112m
Gross profit	£6.4m	−£2.5m	£5.7m
Operating profit	—	—	£612k
Profit before tax	£1.3m	−£9.4m	£630k
Profit after tax	£954k	−£9.1m	£630k
Profit (best available)	£954k	−£9.1m	£630k
Staff costs	£13.6m	£18.1m	£13.8m
Employees (average)	158	162	157
Ratios
Profit margin	1.3%	−8.8%	0.5%
Gross margin	8.7%	−2.4%	4.8%
Revenue per employee	£464k	£638k	£751k
Profit per employee	£6k	−£56k	£4k
Cash conversion	—	—	−2845%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£9.1m	£5.2m	£22.6m
Net assets	£9.1m	£38.2k	£669k
Fixed assets	£165k	£562k	£416k
Current assets	£35m	£34.7m	£54.1m
Debtors	£13.1m	£16.4m	£8.7m
Deferred income	£11.4m	£8.6m	£10.3m
Cash from operations	−£1.2m	£3.1m	−£17.4m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 0.5%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 4.8%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £751k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £4k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: −2845%; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 0.4%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 8.7%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 7.4%; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets: —; Now £669k
Cash at bank: —; Now £22.6m
Headcount: —; Now 157
Deferred income: —; Now £10.3m
Fixed assets: —; Now £416k

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Wize Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Walter Lilly & Co. Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £630k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 11 Oct 2026

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